From the first time I heard The Grascals, I was sold. "Me and John and Paul," the first song I heard from the band back in 2005, hit me between the eyes and it likely took me a full year before I could listen to the track without tearing up. Even driving home from work a couple weeks [...]

When Chris Stapleton 'won' the CMA Awards broadcast last week, my Country Standard Time editor sent me a note suggesting that I may want to consider striking while the iron was warmish, that is-write something about Stapleton's amazing evening.
As the week revealed itself, and [...]